Theory of constraints: A review of the philosophy and its applications

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 336-355

  Rahman, Shams ur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Operations management; Philosophy; Production management; Theory of constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032376210     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443579810199720     Document Type: Review

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